Wiper cleaner attachment



April i7, 1956 P. M. SHEY WIPER CLEANER ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet lFiled 001'.. 4, 1954 POrerMS/ey JNVENTOR.

PI 17, 1955 P. M. SHEY wIPEE CLEANER ATTACHMENT 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 FiledOct. 4, 1954 saafass NN Parier M. Shay 1N V EN TOR.

-WIPER CLEANER :AHAQHMENT Porter M.v sheyyDetroih/iich.

Application October f4, ldhScrial-No. 46),19 'il Claims. (Cl, Iii-105)The @resent inverti@ relates tir/Washing' devices, and

mereraniularlv relates tear/iper blaft@ and wiper blade .alsarrerattachment feemeumirre n a handled Washing element.

,In @any Washsedsvies, Such as window .Cleaners tios@ meente@ ser.washing-attachments, hand meer, rte, it is .eftrnjdesirableto gravide.@wiring element tor-'emove the liquid i film lleft by the washingelement. However, Vin conventional combinationvwashing and wipingelements, thereis no provision Vorautomatically wiping the blade,Qftheivinirre slemsrrtthereby;necessitating hand wipingthefwipingfblade after eachwipingoperation creating in 'manyinstanses,fnartiular1v.windewwashina .hazardl to hothlife and limb ,adat all times causing great inconvenience in that after each-,wipingoperation, the combinationrwashingvandrwiping device must bemanipulatedintol a positionwhereby the wiping blade may be wiped .for the nextoperation.

The basic object of the present invention is to provide a-wipingattachment for. wa shing elementsfwhere no unnecessary. manipulation isnecessary to wipe thefwiping blade oi Jthe wiping Velemen t,-thecleaning ofthe wiping blade being accomplished automatically upon.reciprocation of thehandle carryingthe wiping blade.

Itis another object of the Ainvention to .provide a wiping andwiperleaner attachment 'for' ,both hose mounted washing heads randconventional mop handles ,and .the like which includes a cleaningelement foi Lhefwiper blade which may be adiusted atditerent angles tokthe..blade Aand at different Vheights,with respect tozthe yblade toAperiorm the most eicient-'cleanng actionfor any given operation.

A s till further object-of the invention is in .the provision of a wiperattachment Yfor washing `devices which Vwill `z nttoirlatically.returntoitswiping position after cleaning lo f-,the bladeviby acleaningelement,providedwith'the attachment.

A Istill 4further object of the invention is inthe provision of a wipingattachment which is particularly adaptedlfor rngunting on hose-mountedwashinghead handles which 4st trpturc may be mountedas a'unitaryassembly on 'the washing head handle without interfering with,thenorr'nal Aoperarion ofthe washing headnor adding excessive weightthereto, whileat thesanie time stiiening aportion of the hoseadjacentthe end thereof to which the washing head is attached.

A linal object of the invention to be mentionedspecic- Vally` is in theprovision of a wiper-,and wiper cleaner attachment lfor meuntins Orrsquersee. handles, mop handles, etc., simp ly and qnicklydand which willinterfere in no manner with the operationot the washing device,r

'l`hesertogether with other objects and advantages of thisinvention'which will become subsequently apparent reside in-thedetailsof construction and operation as more-"fully hereinafter-.describedandclaimed, reference being had to theraccompanying drawings forming apart hereof, wherein likanumerals refer to like parts-throughout, v andin which: A

United States Patent' ice Figure l is a perspective View of a hosemounted washing assembly to which the wiper and wiper cleaner attachment of the present invention has been applied;

Figure 2 isa iside.r elevational view of the wipingattachn.ment 'withpartsrthereof being-shown incrossv-sectionfor `handles and the like; and

Figure 6 iS a Cross-Sectional View taken Substantially alongthe plane ofsectionline i-,dof Figure 5.

Nctns first Figures. 1-4. Ofthe. drawings, there is-shown in thesefigures a hose mounted `washing head ystructtnje l0 consisting of atubular handle 12 opening at one end into a brush head 1 4 and at itsother end .into a hose end connector 16 wherebythe handle `12 maybeattachedto a hose or hose nozzle. Monntedon theihandle 12 is the Wiperattachment constituting theprcsent invention, designated by the numerali3 in its entirety.

The attachment i3 comprisesin essence amounting means inthe form ofabracketifil for mountingihe attachment on the handle l2 of the washingassembly, a wiper blade handle 22 slidablyvrmountedin.the bracket 2t)and having a Wiper blade 2 4 at vone endthercof and an upturnedhook 2,6atrthe Aother end thereof, .forming a gripping means for the handle, anda cleaning element 28 which is attached to the bracket 29 by means of asup .porting structure 3,3.

Noting'Pigure 3, taken in conjunction with VvFigures l and 2the bracket20 will beimost clearly observed, this bracket beinghasically Yintheform of iirst and .second .clamp sections 32 and 34, respectively,having flat, spaced,

parallel flanges 36 and 3S through which extend fasteners 4Q to clampthe sections Vto one another aroundthe handle 12 of thetwashing device19. .The undersectionofihe clamp 32 is inthe formofa saddle embracingtherundersurface oflthe handle i2 whereas the uppery section-34 of theclamp is substantially Usshaped, having a Vbight portion 42, legs 44,and outturned Viiangesf38previously described, at. the free ends ofthese legs. -Betweenthe-legs 44 adjacent their free ends is secured aU-shaped plate 46, the legs of which Aarevattacl'iedA to theYinnersurfaces of the legs 44 of the upper section 31-, the .-bightportion 4S of this clamp section being disposed below-.theroutturnedanges 38 and contoured to t the top surface of the handle l2 so thatupon tighteningof fthe fasteners 40, therbracket 2i) will be rigidlyclamped to the handlefl.

Spaced lugs 50 depend from the undersurface of the lower clamp section32 in vtransversely spaced, parallel relation to one another.

Riveted or otherwise secured to each lug Si)V are elongated rearwardlyextending legs 52 preferably formed from a stiir, resilient wire member,therearwardends `of the legs 52 being integrally joined to one anotherby means of the upwardly bent arcuated bight portionv `54 shown inFigure l. Intermediate therends thereofpthclegs 52am bridged by a secondarcuate, resilient wire. elementr56. The purpose of the legs 52,arcuateresilient elements 54 and 56 and the attachment of the forwardends of the legs 52 to the lugs S0 is to provide a saddle bearing .tograsp or clamp the end portion of a hose, shown in phantom outline inFigure l and designated bythe numeral S8, to which the hose connector 16is attached, thereby stitlening this end section of the hose whereby thesame may serve as a handle for the washing attachment 1,0 while at thesame time atording additional support for the wiperattachment 18.

The wiper handle y22 is preferably non-circular in cross- Ywell ascontrolling the angle thereof.

on the fastener 78 above and below the eye 76 lockbight portion 42 ofthe upper section 34 of the clamp or bracket20, this bore beingdesignated by the numeral 60.Y A transverse, threaded bore through thetop of the bight portion 42 of the bracketsection 34`receives a suitablethumb screw 62 by means of which the handle 22 may be iixedly adjustedwithin the bore 60.

AStop elements 66 and 68respectively, are adjustably mounted Yatlongitudinally'spaced intervals along the handle 22, the bracket beingdisposed between these stop elements. A suitable resilient spring 70surrounds the handle 22 and reacts between the bracket'Zt) and the stopelement 66 to urge the handle outwardly beyond the brush head 14 ofthewashing assembly 10 whereby the' wiping blade 24 may perform itsintended function.

Vends through which the fasteners securing the bracket sections 32 and34'together extend to rigidly clamp the rearward ends of theseV arms tothe bracket 2G.

another and terminate at their forward ends in a closed eye 76.

The cleaning element'ZS is provided at its central portion with adownwardly projecting fastener 7S threadedly received in the bore oftheeye 76 to Yprovide a means for vertically adjusting the cleaningVelen'irnt as Lock nuts 8@ the fastener78Y in any selected positionwithin the bore of the eye 76, thereby adjusting both the height and theangularity of the cleaning element 28.

vThe operation of the device is exceedingly simple,

Vthe handle 22 beingV initially pulled clear back behind Fromtheir'rearward ends, the arms 72 converge toward one Y the head 14 ofthe washing assembly 10 until the washing operation is completed.V Then,the setscrew 62 is loosened to permit the handle 22 to reciprocatewithin the bore of the bracket 2G. Spring 70V urges the handle 22(outwardly from thebrush head 14 so that the wiping blade 24 is disposedremote therefrom to perform its wiping action without interference fromthe brush head 14. Y

After the wiping element or blade 24 completes a 'wiping operation, thehooked end 26 of the handle 22 may be gripped and the handle pulledbackwardly so element 2S. The grippingrhook 26 is then` released andtheV handle is again pressed outwardlyV by virtue of the spring and thesecond wiping action of the wiperY 24 may be carried out.

Obviously, with Vthis erranga4 ment, the wiping blade 24 isautomatically cleaned upon each operation thereof by the simpleexpedient of pulling back on the hooked end 26 of the handle 22 and thenVYreleasing the Vsame'.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 5 and 6, there isdisclosed a conventional washing device comprising a handle 82 and ahead S4 to which a lsponge or the like 86 is attached. The wipingattachment, constituting a second form of the present invention, shownin Figure 5, is designated by the numeral The attachment 8S is typifiedby the provision of au elongated handle extending lengthwise ofthe mopextend toclampgeafchV bracket to the handle S2. F

`Ythat the wiping blade'24 is drawn over the cleaning The upper ,section94 of each bracket is in the form of an inverted U-shaped member, thebight 'portion` of which is formed with a longitudinal bore 102 therethrough through which the handle 90 slides.

' Stop member 104 is xedly mounted on the handle 90 between brackets 92andV resilient spring 106 reacts.

against a stop member 104 Yand the rearrnost bracketV The forward end ofthe handle 90 is provided with a wiping blade 108, and the rearward endof the handle 90 is upwardly hooked, as at 110, to forma grippingportion for reciprocating the handle 90 through the bore 102 and thebrackets 92. Y

The attachments 88 and 18 are interchangeable in use in many instances;for example, the attachment 18 would be mounted on handle 82 andVattachmentV 88 would be mounted on handle 12.

Washing element 112 is identicalY tro'washing element 28 described inthe previous modication of the invention and consists of an elongated,rigid bar from the central portion of which depends a threaded fastenerThe fastener 114, as will be'noted in Figure 6, is threadedly receivedin a bore 116 on the upper section V118 ofV clamp 120 which securesV thecleaning element 112 to the handle 82 forwardly of the foremost bracket92, between this bracket andthe mop head 84. i

The upper section 118 of clamp 120 is provided with a pair of outturnedclamping flanges 122 and the lower section 124 of the clamp 120 isprovided with identical outturned flanges and fasteners V126 secure theVsections 118 and 124 to one another Vto clamp the Vcleaning element 112rigidly to the handle 82.

Since the operation of this modification of the in` vention is identicalto that of the previously described modilication, further description isnot believed necessary. Y Y

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will bereadily understood and further explanation is believed to beunnecessary. However,

since numerous modifications and changes will readily. occur to thoseskilled in the art, it Vis not desired to limit the invention totheexact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitablemodifications and equivalents may be resorted to, fallingwithin thescope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

l. For use with a hose mounted washing brush and handle, a wiperattachment comprising a bracket for mounting on the brush handle, awiper handle and blade assembly srlidably mounted on Vsaid bracket, asaddle eX-. Y tending rearwardly froml saidV bracket for grasping andVstiffening a portion of a hose adjacent the end thereof, a supportingstructure extending forwardly from said bracket, Vawiperblade cleaner onsaid supporting structure engaged by the'wiper blade uponsliding'movement of said assembly. Y

2. A vwiper attachment, said attachment` including Y means for mountingthe same on a mounting member,

a wiper blade handle slidably mounted on said mounting means, a wiperblade on said handle, a cleaning element for said blade, means Vforsupporting said cleaning element beneath said wiper blade'handle at ananglerthereto', and means for sliding said blade handle for wiping saidblade over said cleaning element. Y

3. A wiper attachment, said attachment including Ymeans for mounting thesame on a mounting member,

a wiper blade handleY slidably mounted on said mounting means, a wiperblade on said handle, a cleaning. element for said blade, means forsupporting said cleaning element Y beneath said wiper blade handle at anangle4 thereto,V and means for sliding said blade handle for wiping saidblade over said `cleaning element, said supporting means includ# ing asupporting structure to which said cleaning element is attached, saidsupporting structure including means adjustably connecting said cleaningelement thereto for movement toward and away from said blade handle,

4. A wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member, a wiper blade handle slidably mounted on saidmounting means, a wiper blade on said handle, a cleaning element forsaid blade, means for supporting said cleaning element beneath saidwiper blade handle at an angle thereto, and means for sliding said bladehandle for wiping said blade over said cleaning element, said supportingmeans including a pair of arms secured at one set of their ends to saidmounting means and converging toward one another to their other ends,means attaching said cleaning element to said arms at said other endsthereof.

5. A wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member, a wiper blade handle slidably mounted on saidmounting means, a wiper blade on said handle, a cleaning element forsaid blade, means for supporting said cleaning element beneath saidwiper blade handle at an angle thereto, and means for sliding said bladehandle for wiping said blade over said cleaning element, said supportingmeans including a supporting structure to which said cleaning element isattached, said supporting structure including means adjustablyconnecting said cleaning element thereto for movement toward and awayfrom said blade handle, said adjnstably connecting means including anadjustable element for raising and lowering said cleaning element.

6. A Wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member,

a wiper blade handle slidably mounted on said mounting means, a wiperblade on said handle, a cleaning element for said blade, means forsupporting said cleaning element beneath said wiper blade handle at anangle thereto, and means for sliding said blade handle for wiping saidblade over said cleaning element, at least one stop element on saidblade handle, resilient means reacting against said mounting means andsaid stop element urging said blade in one direction.

7. A Wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member, a wiper blade handle slidably mounted on saidmounting means, a wiper blade on said handle, a cleaning element forsaid blade, means for supporting said cleaning element beneath saidwiper blade handle at an angle thereto, and means for sliding said bladehandle for wiping said blade over said cleaning element, said supportingmeans including a pair of arms secured at one set of their ends to saidmounting means and converging toward one another to their other ends,means attaching said cleaning element to said arms at said other endsthereof, said other ends of said arms terminating in a closed eye, saidattaching means including a threaded fastener received in said eye.

8. A wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member, a

wiper blade handle slidably mounted on said mounting means, a wiperblade on said handle, a cleaning element for said blade, means forsupporting said cleaning element beneath said wiper blade handle at anangle thereto, and means for sliding said blade handle for wiping saidblade over said cleaning element, said mounting means including abracket through which said blade handle is longitudinally reciprocable,stop means or said blade handle, resilient means reacting against saidbracket and said stop means urging said blade handle in one direction.

9. A wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member, a. Wiper blade handle slidably mounted onsaid mounting means, a wiper blade on said handle, a cleaning elementfor said blade, means for supporting said cleaning element beneath saidwiper blade handle at an angle thereto, and means for sliding said bladehandle for wiping said blade over said cleaning element, said mountingmeans including a pair of longitudinally spaced brackets through whichsaid blade handle is longitudinally reciprocable, resilient meansbetween said brackets reacting against one of said brackets and aportion of said blade handle urging said blade handle in one direction,stop means limiting movement of said handle in said one direction.

l0. A wiper attachment, said attachment including means for mounting thesame on a mounting member, a wiper blade handle slidably mounted on saidmounting means, a Wiper blade on said handle, a cleaning element forsaid blade, means for supporting said cleaning element beenath SaidWiper blade handle at an angle thereto, and means for sliding said bladehandle for wiping said blade over said cleaning element, said means forsliding said handle including gripping means at the free end of saidhandle.

11. For use with a hose mounted washing head and handle, a wiperattachment comprising a bracket for mounting on the washing head handle,a wiper handle and blade assembly slidably mounted on said bracket, asaddle extending rearwardly from said bracket for grasping and stiteninga selected length of hose, a supporting structure extending forwardlyfrom said bracket, a wiper blade cleaner disposed beneath said wiperblade on said l supporting structure and engaged by the wiper blade uponsliding movement of said assembly.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,282,780 Dunagan Oct. 29, 1918 1,818,917 Wolf Aug. 11, 1931 2,673,999Shey Apr. 6, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 8,483 Great Britain of 1911 25,226Great Britain of 1912

